Penstemon laevigatus
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Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1 - 3 ft tall, 2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White, lavender | |
| Phenology: | Blooms mid-summer | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Informal shady semi-shady gardens. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts bees, butterflies. Larval host for common buckeye (Junonia coenia). | |
| Native Habitats: | Moist hardwood forests |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures